Boy Bedroom Reveal.

It’s the oldest boy’s bedroom reveal day!
Let us all sigh a breath of relief.
I had this dream that my boys would grow up best of buddies, never fight, love sharing a room (obviously I have only-child-syndrome).
Ehem, I stand corrected.
Best to give them their own rooms.
Without further adieu…

I embarrassed to show that this is what we started with.
Kind of like that junk drawer everyone has but ours was a whole room. (Please tell me we’re not the only one who had one of these).

Mid-process looked like this:

I fell in love with the gorgeous reclaimed New York brick from Brick-It but once we put it up but it just felt like too much going on and made the room feel too dark. See previous post here.
So one coat of Silent White by Clark + Kensington later…

Today’s view:

(Yes that is the “BANE-OF-MY-EXISTENCE-METAL-DRESSER”…well sort of. I’m actually still working on it. I found another one that was slightly bigger and thought…”Meh, why not really try and kill myself and tackle another one?” That was a train wreck so I sent it off to a miracle worker named Amy of Distressed By Design who sanded it down BY HAND to reveal the beauty under the paint. I’m just about ready to send the first one off to her next. More about her soon).

The wall opposite had not been painted in at least 10 years.

Up went some planks, on went some paint and down came that 1970’s light.

Then there was the issue of this wall. The room is long and narrow. The boy wanted to whole room to be painted blue. I tried to explain to him about being too dark and lighting so in the end we compromised on just one wall.

After the wall was painted it was definitely blue…A LOT OF BLUE (Blue Fedora by Valspar).
In attempt to break things up and add some personality I was inspired by this room and decided to try out my hand at a similar treatment.

Now I have to admit I’m no artist. My ability is limited to stick figures and things I can draw with a ruler. No problem. I downloaded a ton of images from Etsy and my new favorite site for images and fonts called Creative Market (you can see the images on my Pinterest page). Next I pulled out my trusty overhead projector , shot them on to the wall and traced them with a paint pen.

I’m in love with the new bedding especially the wool blanket from Faribault Woolen Mills. My dad used to have several of these heavy wool blankets. When he moved I urged him to sell them at our garage sale. I now cringe that they’re gone. Oh the follies of youth.

Comments

Well my friend, you’ve done it AGAIN. Amazing job and what a lucky boy. I would be pleased to have that as MY bedroom! Mine looks a little like your “before” shot right now…..but just like you, I’ve got big plans! I love everything you did in this room! BRAVO! xoxo

Wow! It turned out great! I thought the blue wall was a chalkboard wall at first. I love the graphics on it. I bet he is thrilled with his new room. And hey, even twins need their own space (I’m a twin and my sister was so messy, I’m not, she drove.me.crazy.)! Lol. It was a grand day when my oldest sister got married and I got her room! 🙂

INCREDIBLE!!!!! I have been following you for a few years and AMAZED at your talent. WONDERFUL. Are your aloe cacti and other cacti real or fake? I am from Tucson and recently moved to CO and need a some cacti to feel at home. But not a fan of live. What’s the best place for fake?

Aww, thanks Emily. Now that I’ve left the desert I’m surprised how much I miss and think about it. Tucson really is a special place. My plants are real but I once ordered on off Joss and Main that was a good faux. Hope that helps! Best, Michelle

It took some pretty fancy retro-fitting. For one map in the bunk room we used washers just big enough to side back and forth in the track that is attached to the map. For the latest we used a metal U-bracket, cut the two “u’s” off so it was just a large square washer then fit it in to the track. Hope that helps.

Ok, I did the same plank treatment in my bathroom, and hung them before they were painted like you did. However, I had so much trouble getting paint between the planks, so it looks way more rustic than I wanted! What’s your secret for painting them?

I am loving this room makeover! Those dark stained corner shelves are beautiful, and a great use of that little nook of space. I also love the painted brick. I was just having a discussion with someone about painting brick, I am all for it and the other person would have nothing to do with it. I love the bright feeling it gives the room!

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